KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel has intensified discussions with his party leaders seeking their support to become the next Prime Minister. On Saturday evening, Poudel met NC President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and urged the latter to support him to become the prime minister. PM Deuba assured Poudel of […]
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has summoned a meeting of the key party leaders.
The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Prime Minister’s Office at Baluwatar at 9 AM this morning.
The meeting will dwell on the upcoming general elections and issues of seat sharing with the coalition members.
The ruling NC is eying to be the largest party in the country through the election while the CPN (MC) is targeting to be the second largest.
Of the 165 election constituencies, the NC is preparing to claim 99 seats while the CPN (MC) is preparing to claim 50 seats. Likewise, the CPN (US) wants 25 seats and the JSP wants 15 seats. One goes to the Rastriya Janamorcha Party.
A task force has been formed to prepare a strategy for seat sharing in the upcoming polls. The task force is also scheduled to hold its meeting on Monday.
ARGAKANCHI, Jan 4: General Secretary of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) Gagan Kumar Thapa has vowed to end factionalism in the party. “The party would function as per its statute,” Thapa said.
Addressing a programme organized at Durga Phanta of Panini Rural Municipality in the district, General Secretary Thapa viewed that the time has come to mull how the people in poverty could be elevated and employment ensured. “NC would come up with a special strategy to create employment.”
He also urged the party leaders and cadres to devote themselves to the preparation of the coming three tiers of election- local, provincial and federal.
On the occasion, Nepali Congress central member Pushpa Bhushal blamed the Oli-led government for the backsliding of the country. “NC would not leave any stone unturned for the protection of the constitution and federal republic.”
Meanwhile, 475 cadres and leaders including Laxmi Gautam belonging to the CPN UML joined the Nepali Congress party. They were welcomed in NC by General Secretary Thapa at the programme.
Former general secretary of the Nepali Congress, Prakashman Singh, has said that he would file his candidacy for party central presidency in its 14th General Convention.
At a program organised by the NC Nagarjun municipal committee on Wednesday, NC leader Singh claimed the post reasoning that he had helped party leaders-- Ram Chandra Poudel and Shashanka Koirala to the post of president and general-secretary respectively in the 13th general convention.
He accused the current party leadership of failing to carry out works as per cadres' expectations.
Saying the party should be united by ending groupism, Singh expressed the hope that the NC would be a party as the people want it to be after the 14th general convention.
He also urged party leaders and cadres to support him in the election as he argued that leaders and cadres within the party have suggested him to go for filing his candidacy for the party presidency.
KATHMANDU, September 7: Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh has said NC had always cleared the stalemate the country faced.
At an interaction on 'NC 14th General Convention and Leadership Development' organized by the party at Jorpati of Sindhupalchowk constituency no 2 on Monday, leader Singh viewed that the current government was formed to give out let from the impasse. The NC has not compromised with anyone for the establishment of democratic values in the country, he reminded.
The leader further argued that NC leadership was committed to protecting citizen's fundamental rights.
Similarly, he made aware the party leadership on the procedure and norms while distributing the party's active membership for the 14th general convention. He urged the cadres to strengthen the party organization from the very base so that it would not face defeat again.
On the occasion, central member and youth leader Gagan Kumar Thapa said the NC which struggled for the rule of constitution must ensure rule of law in the party itself.
Another central member of the party Bishnu Bikram Thapa urged the party leaders and cadres to rise above caste, religion and region for the sake of party unity and strengthening.
Sindhupalchowk district Chair of NC, Bikash Lama, underscored the need of fostering debate at lower levels on MCC.
